【发音版】 Asking For A Raise要求加薪

欢迎关注VX公众号：英语主播Emily获取本期节目跟读版本以及语音打分A: Excuse me, sir, may I talk to you?老板，打扰一下，我想和你谈谈。B: Bill! Sure, come on in. What can I do for you? 哦，是比尔。当然可以，请进。有什么事吗？A: Well, sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years. 老板，你知道的，我在我们这家享负盛名的公司已经有十年了。B: Yes.是的。A: I won't beat around the bush, sir. I would like a raise. I currently have three companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first. 老板，我就不拐弯抹角了。我想要加薪。目前有三家公司找我，但是我决定先和您谈谈。B: A raise? Son, I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time. 加薪？我也想给你加薪，但现在还不是时候。A: I understand your position and I know that the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, Pro-activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade. 我理解你的处境，我知道目前经济下滑对销售产生负面影响。但是你也必须顾及一下我十余年的辛勤工作，积极主动以及对公司的忠诚。B: Taking into account these factors and, considering I don't want to start a brain drain, I'm willing to offer you a ten percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?考虑到这些因素，而且我也不想人才外流，我愿意给你加薪10%，另外额外给你五天休假，这样如何？A:Great! It's a deal! Thank you, sir.太好了！就这么定了！谢谢老板。B: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you? 走之前，我出于好奇问一下，什么公司在挖你？A: Oh, the electric company, the gas company and the water company! 哦，电力公司、燃气公司和自来水公司。Pronunciation:may I→jaɪcome on in→mɑːnɪcan I→naɪbeen an employee of→nənɪ;jəfor over→rəʊbeat around→dəlike a→kəcompanies after→zæso I→waɪyou a→wəthis is→sɪand I→daɪhad a→dəimpact on→dɑːntake into→kɪover a→rəstart a→dəan extra→nedays of→zəit's a→tsəjust out of→zaʊdəwere after→ræ

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